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nydailynews.com - 6/7/2008
Friday's practice observations on Baker Street
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Observations from the Friday afternoon practice along lovely Hempstead Turnpike - aka Baker Street: • To steal a line from Leberfeld of Jets Confidential, unhappy TE Chris Baker spent the entire practice competing in the “Tour de Hempstead,” riding a stationary bike with the rest of the injured players. As you probably know, Baker “tweaked” his troublesome back in the morning warmups and removed himself from the festivities. Rookie TE Dustin Keller continued to shine ...

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JetsCentral — ... Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News takes a look at what could happen to tight end Chris Baker if Bubba Franks remains healthy through preseason. You can guarantee that Baker will likely be here through the final week of preseason before being traded if that is the case. Among possible teams that could be interested include the Falcons, Saints, and perhaps the Seahawks. Management has been impressed with third-year tight end, and former sixth-round pick, Jason Pociask, who will be purely a blocker. ...

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